Activity has declined again on the small-tonnage shipping market due to the Labor Day celebrations. The cargo/tonnage imbalance has gotten even sharper, especially in North Europe , as this region accepts a lot of ballasters from the Mediterranean region (mainly these are vessels under 30 years old operated by Turkish owners).
Approximately 17.9 million t of cargo were transported by railways in Poland in March 2025, down 700,000 t or 3.9% compared with February 2025.
Gondola car rental rate index, €/day*
Dynamics of average mazut prices, $/tonne
Ukrzaliznytsia has received 1,400 tons of rails manufactured by the Austrian company Voestalpine Rail Technology GmbH. According to UZ’s social media posts, the first batch was delivered ahead of schedule, which will increase the pace and volume of infrastructure repairs at key sites.
Gondola car price index, €/unit*
Ukrainian wagon building enterprises sold 162 freight wagons in March 2025, including 78 hoppers, 58 gondola cars, 14 tank cars, 10 cement bunker-type wagons and two flat cars.
Prices for new freight wagons at some Ukrainian enterprises in April 2025 (million UAH, VAT excluding, EXW)
Kremenchuk Steel Works produced about 600 t of large railway steel castings in March 2025, while a total of 1,300 t were produced in January-March 2025.
In March, the operators of the Ventspils Freeport handled 868,000 t of various types of cargo, which is 37% or 236,000 t above February. Such a rapid growth in cargo turnover is owing to increased transshipment of dry bulk cargo (up 189,000 t to 282,000 t), general cargo